Using Voice
Recognition on the Kyocera KE424C
Voice recognition allows you to make and answer
calls by speaking commands into the phone's microphone.
NOTE: You cannot use voice recognition to end a call; you must
press  .
Setting Up Voice Dialing
To make or receive calls using voice recognition (voice
dialing), contacts must be saved and have associated voice tags.
Creating a Voice Tag
for a Contacts
| Step
1 |
From
the Contacts menu, press the  down
to scroll to 'Add Voice Dial' and press  . |
| Step
2 |
Follow
the voice prompts to record a name for the contact. |
| Step
3 |
Highlight
an option:
- Add new - Save a new contact to go with
the voice tag
- Add to existing - Add the voice tag
to a saved contact
Follow the prompts to add the Voice Dial to your contact. |
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Viewing Entries with
Voice Tags
| Step
1 |
From
the Contacts menu, press the down
to scroll to 'Voice Dial List' and press .
A list of all contacts with assigned voice
tags appears. |
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Editing a Voice Tag
| Step
1 |
From
the Contacts menu, press the down
to scroll to 'Voice Dial List' and press . |
| Step
2 |
Using
the nav key, highlight the contact you want to edit, and press
to select it. |
| Step
3 |
Using
the nav key, highlight the phone number and press . |
| Step
3 |
From
the menu choose either:
- Add Voice Dial
- Edit Voice Dial
- Erase Voice Dial
Follow the prompts to edit the voice tag. |
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Calling Using Voice Tags
| Step
1 |
From
the standby screen, press  .
The phone responds: "Say a name." |
| Step
2 |
Say
the name of the person you wish to call. |
| Step
3 |
If the name you said matches a contact
in the Voice Dial List, the phone responds: "Calling
(Name)."
Remain silent to make the call, or say
"No" to cancel. |
| Step
4 |
If the phone finds multiple voice tags
that sound like the name you said, you will be asked to verify
which name you want to call. Say "Yes"
when you hear the correct name. Say "No"
when you hear an incorrect name.
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| Step
5 |
When
you are finished, press .
You cannot end the call with a voice command. |
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Using Voice Features with Accessories
You can use voice commands only if your phone is connected
to an accessory such as a hands-free car kit or headset.
Setting the Phone to
Wake Up
| Step
1 |
From
the Settings menu, press the down
to scroll to 'Voice Services' and press . |
| Step
2 |
Press
the down to 'Voice Wake-Up' and press . |
| Step
3 |
Press
the down to highlight With ext. pwr
and press . |
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Waking Up the Phone
| Step
1 |
Say
"Wake up" and listen for a tone. |
| Step
2 |
Say
"Wake up" again until you hear
two tones. |
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NOTE: If the phone does not recognize your "Wake up"
command, see Training Voice Recognition.
Voice Wake-Up does not work with Keyguard active. Disable the Keyguard
before using this function.
Setting Phone to Auto-Answer
| Step
1 |
From
the Settings menu, press the down
to scroll to 'Accessories' and press . |
| Step
2 |
Press
the down to 'Auto-Answer' and press . |
| Step
3 |
Press
the down to highlight After 5 secs
and press . |
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Setting Phone to Answer
Using Voice Commands
| Step
1 |
Disable
the Auto-Answer feature. |
| Step
2 |
Ensure
the phone is not in Silence All Mode. |
| Step
3 |
From
the Settings menu, press the down
to scroll to 'Voice Services' and press . |
| Step
4 |
Press
the down to 'Voice Answer' and press . |
| Step
5 |
Press
the down to highlight Enabled and
press . |
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Answering an Incoming
Call
| Step
1 |
When you receive an incoming call, the
phone responds with either:
- 'Incoming call, answer?'
- 'Incoming roam call, answer?'
- 'Incoming call from (Name), answer?'
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| Step
2 |
Say
" Yes" and press any key except
to answer the call. |
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Ignoring an Incoming
Call
| Step
1 |
Say " No" and
press
to silence the alert.
|
| Step
2 |
Remain
silent. The voice alert repeats twice and the phone rings
once, then returns to the standby screen. |
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Training Voice Recognition
If your phone is having trouble recognizing your voice, you can train
it with the commands "Yes," "No," and "Wake up."
| Step
1 |
From
the Settings menu, press the down
to scroll to 'Voice Services' and press . |
| Step
2 |
From
the Voice Services menu, press the
down to scroll to 'Voice Training' and press . |
| Step
3 |
Read
the message and press . |
| Step
4 |
Select
Train All and press . |
| Step
5 |
Follow the prompts for each word until training is complete. |
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